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I think this book would have been more
useful if it had been assembled as a pocket-sized, spiral-bound reference
guide that could be used in the field. But, to be really useful, the
author would need to learn more of the professional terminology and
include good diagrams.
My biggest gripe about this, and a few other "how-to" books, is that it
lacks any evidence that the author has ever tried to do what he is telling
us how to do. I don't think people who haven't tried out their own advice
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A fairly decent resource for shot ideas, June 2, 2006
Reviewer: E. Anderson
I'm currently a student filmmaker. This book is serving as a foundation of
ideas for different shots I plan to use for my projects. I am familiar
with a lot of the shots outlined within this book but some were less
familiar. I do feel this book has provided a referesher of framing set ups
that have made me say "oh yeah, that'll work if we do this too". I would
recommend it for film students or people just starting out within the film
industry.
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Good for what it is, March 16, 2006
Reviewer: Steven P. Peterson
This book is a straight-forward lsiting of different types of shots with
illustrations of how they'll look. While not something that you'll likely
get excited about, it serves as a handy reference for when you want to
choose how to shoot a scene.
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Great for Beginners, January 14, 2006
Reviewer: Jason
This book is great for beginners to visualize what a shot is and should
look like. I bought this as a Christmas gift for my 12 year old brother to
go with a canon digital video camera and it has helped him a great deal.
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Don't Believe The Bad Reviews, November 17, 2005
Reviewer: Christopher Polanco
Its true, this book does exactly what the author set out to do. To show us
a list of different shots from the dolly to the crane, with simple
illustrations. Those who gave the book bad reviews completely missed the
point entirely. If you want a "real" book on shot composition and
directing get Katz's "shot by shot" Actually I recommend buying both books
together. I read Jeremy Vineyard's book in one day and took several notes.
For those who think the book was too basic, well you have to start with
baby steps and this book definetely helped me. An invaluable reference
guide for any newbie filmmaker. Jeremy thanks for taking the time out to
watch all those movies and pointing the shots out. Trust me its worth it.
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Great Resource, October 1, 2005
Reviewer: Sarah Bang
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. When I find my shots getting a little
cliche, I pull out this book and breeze through it. It gets my creativity
going again. It has really helped me break out of my "standard" routine.
Extremely helpful for beginners and for those of us who have gotten into a
rut. Steven Speilberg might not need it, but I sure did.
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Not For Reading But a Great Reference!, September 23, 2005
Reviewer: Celeste Thoms "Moviemaker330"
I thought it was going to teach me about shots, setting up, meaning and
all that stuff. You should get Setting Up Your Story Cinematically by
Jennifer Van Sijll if you want that.
But this book is great if you need a quick reference if you are stuck.
Maybe you need an interesting idea for a shot, this book will do that or
if you're storyboarding. It's really not for readin
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Useless, June 4, 2005
Reviewer: Interrupt "Interrupt"
Don't waste your money, I first read this when I was just begining my
study of all things film and even then it offered nothing useful. This
book my take you all of 15 mins to read since it is mostly pictures. Even
for the beginner this book offers noghting new.
Back to Setting Up Your Shots:
Great Camera Moves Every Filmmaker Should Know
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